After cutting their musical teeth by working with a litany of artists including Joss Stone, The Cinematic Orchestra, John Newman and The Pearces, the members of London five-piece Native Dancer have been putting their all into crafting their quixotic sound over the past two years or so. Referencing trip-hop, soul, hip-hop, jazz and rock — even sampling Ron Burgundy, Bill Hicks and a Mayan elder — the quintet has been unhurriedly carving out their own niche which fortunately knows no boundaries.
With Native Dancer’s self-released EP, Vol. 1 set for release on March 9, here’s the world premiere of the gorgeous “Love.”
Full of lush instrumentation, wonderful atmospherics and a funky bassline that won’t quit, the song’s inspiring melody will give everyone in the world where it’s freezing cold that spring is around the corner.
Fresh from releasing “In For It” fronted by Croatian singer Diyala in November with a remix on the way from Matthew Herbert, Edin Čuturić and Martin Rojnik’s musical union known as Danza Macabra return with their upcoming Standstill EP. This time around the house-music duo collaborate with Berlin via London vocalist Richard Davis, who has worked with Trentemøller, Swayzak, Phonique, Falko Brocksieper, Holger Zilske and Dave DK.
We’re delighted to world premiere “Standstill” remixed by Panorama Bar resident Oskar Offermann, a tough as nails interpretation bound to set dance floors ablaze.
“Shortly after our arrival in Berlin we met Richard Davis. We have been hanging out frequently and very quickly the idea was born to make a collaboration,” the pair tell us. “We released his Same Room EP last summer on our imprint and in the meantime he wrote the lyrics to ‘Standstill.’ The mood/theme of the vocal and instrumental matched perfectly together.”
“We seek for a freshness, contrast and originality in each of the EPs/tracks we make. We combined two originals with a remix of an artist whose music we like and play. We both have been playing Oskar’s music a lot, so it was very natural decision who would do a remix for us.”
Have a listen to Offermann’s remix below, and be sure to check out the EP when it hits shops next month.
Danza Macabra’s Standstill EP is released March 2.
Coming off an outstanding 2014, a year in which he belted out some of the best tracks of his career, Aeon Audio boss Alex Niggemann continues to dominate dance floors in 2015 by presenting Greek DJ/producer Echonomist‘s Dangerous EP. A skilled beat master who has been deep in the mix since the ’90s, the three-tracker brilliantly blends together his fresh take on minimal techno and house.
In advance of the EP’s official release next week, we’re delighted to world premiere Alex Niggemann Club Edit of Echonomist’s “Dangerous” featuring South African spoken-word artist/vocalist Lazarus Man, who brings his captivating vocal flavor to the raw, deep affair.
Have a listen below and remember: this is dangerous music!
Echonomist’s Dangerous EP is released February 23, 2015 on AEON Audio.
As the cult of personality dominates pop culture, anonymous musician ArchiveX prefers to let his (or her?) music do the talking. An artist of integrity who is uninterested with the pomp and circumstance of fame, even the act of wearing a mask comes off too much like a shtick (no offense, Daft Punk and Claptone) for this artist. Far removed from the glare of the spotlight, ArchiveX explores the soulful musical terrain of gospel that’s often ignored by contemporary artists.
In March ArchiveX will release Some Godly Hour, an album featuring collaborations with Holy Strays, Igloo, Gabbay and JD Mayer. We’re thrilled to world premiere the gorgeous video for “Hymmmn” animated by Pirate Vereker, Joe Mcclune & 5DN and directed by Pirate Vereker and ArchiveX.
“‘Hymmmn’ is intended as a sort of prayer to the humbling awe and mystery of life — a moment of recognition that we are tiny finite creatures in an infinite and ultimately unfathomable universe,” ArchiveX says of the song. “We muddle along as best we can, we get the crap kicked out of us left and right, and we never quite know what the heck we’re supposed to be all about, but from time to time we have a fleeting sense of connection to a bigger picture – something vast, terrifying and beautiful.
“The video tries to capture something of that sense. It is also a bit of a creation fable: In the beginning there was nothing but water, inert earth and sun, but then through some mysterious voodoo the spark of life leapt forth from those basic ingredients. Four billion years of indefatigable DNA replication later, here we stand in a teeming garden of spectacularly variety — every creature, flower, leaf and root ultimately tracing a shared ancestry back to that first spark. We are all one and the same.”
Amen to that.
ArchiveX’s Some Godly Hour is released in March. Some Ungodly Remixes will be released in April.
